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DORAN, Adele (2016). Empowerment and women in adventure tourism : a negotiated journey. Journal of Sport and Tourism, 20 (1), 57-80.
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Abstract
Women’s participation in adventure tourism is growing, yet few studies have explored this group of tourists. This conceptual paper seeks to extend our understanding of female adventure tourists by examining the empowering journey women can take through constraint negotiation to enjoy the benefits of adventure tourism. Using content analysis to review the literature on women’s adventure experiences in tourism and recreation settings reveals prominent themes that have been consolidated to propose constraint, negotiation and benefit categories. A conceptual model is presented that illustrates the opportunities for women’s empowerment within these categories and examines the interrelationships and interdependency between them. The model shows that constraints, negotiations and benefits can be experienced simultaneously, at different points in a woman’s adventure tourism journey and used as a vehicle for empowerment. Women will also re-evaluate these categories before, during and after their adventure tourism experience. Therefore, the categories are not fixed and evolve each time a woman participates in adventure tourism throughout her life. Suggestions are made for further study in this under-researched area.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Women; adventure tourism; constraints; negotiation; benefits; empowerment |
| Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018: | Sheffield Business School Research Institute > Service Sector Management |
| Departments - Does NOT include content added after October 2018: | Sheffield Business School > Department of Service Sector Management |
| Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1080/14775085.2016.1176594 |
| Page Range: | 57-80 |
| Depositing User: | Adele Doran |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Jan 2017 11:19 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Mar 2021 06:32 |
| URI: | https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/14634 |
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